As I was lying in Eva's bed last night rubbing her back enjoying some quiet time (after a somewhat difficult evening with the boys and their completely unacceptable behaviour) I heard Sean talking to Cuyler about Skype as he was tucking him in. I heard him telling him about the time … [Read more...]
oxygen
I went to hear someone speak the other night on the effects of stress on children and teenagers as it has been a lot on my mind lately.A most interesting thing was said and I wanted to share it with you. When your child goes through any kind of difficulty-and this can range from medical issues, … [Read more...]
Getting Me Through
According to Random.org, commenter #75 is the winner. Joyce, please contact me via email at manda_paige@hotmail.com so I can get your mailing address and ship your Starbucks gift card to you. You have 48 hours to contact me, or else I will choose an alternate winner. Spring has been a … [Read more...]
Weekend Update – Blue
This past Friday marked the beginning of Autism Awareness month. Saturday was World Autism Awareness Day. Many prominent buildings worldwide light up the night sky a beautiful blue to shine the light on autism.What did I do to celebrate? I change my facebook profile pic to one of … [Read more...]
The Neeeeeeeeeeds.
It's a quarter to seven in the morning annnnd, here we go:"Mom! Can you get me some breakfast? Can I have toast but just with jam, but lots of jam so that it squirts out the side when you put the other piece of toast on top? No, not that jam, the other jam! Yeah! Thanks. Can I watch Treehouse? Hey, … [Read more...]
From Degrassi to Dad
Michael Kinney came out of Ryerson U with the moniker "most outstanding graduate of his class" slapped on him. "You could say, I was a bit cocky." Working with the producer on his first series, Waste Not!, made him "painfully aware of how much I really DIDN'T know … [Read more...]
Great Expectations
There is a mother at my daughter's ballet class who has a baby who's a few months older than mine. I showed up at class a few weeks ago, frazzled and exhausted, and we got to chatting about our little ones. I asked her how her baby slept at night and she chimed, "Oh, GREAT! She goes 12 hours … [Read more...]
Invasion of Privacy or Parenting?
I have some rules around communication for my 11 year-old son. They were established when he first got his cell phone. Actually, that's not totally true. They were established when his friends first got their cell phones. Until that point we really didn't need any rules because he barely used the … [Read more...]
words for wednesday-wrong
"If a man speaks his mind in the forest, and no woman hears him, is he still wrong ?" … [Read more...]
words for wednesday-right on
"By the time your children figure out you were right, their children are telling them they are wrong" wise friend of mine … [Read more...]
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